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12 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE

2 planning records

Estimated value

£680,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£575,000)+18%
  • Against CO5 8NE's recent median (£457,500)+49%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£680,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£575,000)+18%
  • Against CO5 8NE's recent median (£457,500)+49%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 City Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8NE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    127 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in CO5 8NE

    5 sales, median £457,500 (2024–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2020Most recent

    £575,000

    +228.6%over 18 years

  2. 30 November 2001

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO5 8NE: £457,500 (2024–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 12 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 12 City Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 City Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Mersea, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £680,000 is 18.3% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £575,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2024

Current Certificate
May 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 May 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 12 City Road.

2 applications on record at 12 City Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8NE

2decisions2extensions9documents1nearby
  1. May 2002
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    F/COL/02/0163
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConservatoryDecision

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On the street

Versus other City Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 City Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,528

Street avg £4,525

On par

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

92/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Mersea Island School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Mersea Island SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • High StreetBus stop809m
  • TescoBus stop825m
  • High StreetBus stop831m
  • ChurchBus stop896m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences656 reports48%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson129 reports9%
  • Other Theft128 reports9%
  • Anti-social Behaviour126 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 8NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO5 8NE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO5 8NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 City Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CO5 8NE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 12 City Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 City Road was lodged in May 2014 at band D and expired in May 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 12 City Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CO5 8NE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
12 City Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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